Emir Baighazin
| Emir Bayghazin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1984 (age 31–32) Tamdy village, Alga District, Kazakhstan |
| Nationality | Kazakh |
Emir Baighazin (Kazakh: Эмир Кенжеғазыұлы Байғазин, Russian: Эмир Кенжегазиевич Байгазин: born 1984, Tamdy village, Alga District, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakh actor and film director, active in the genres of auteur cinema and art-house.[1]
Baigazin was born in Tamdy village, Alga District in the Aktobe Province of Kazakhstan. After graduating from high school in Alga from 2002 to 2004 he studied at the acting school of the T. Akhtanov Aktobe Drama Theater, and in 2004 entered the Kazakh National Academy of Arts, with the specialty of film direction and cinema. In September 2007, he participated in the Busan International Film Festival, the Asian Film Academy (AFA). In February 2008, he was a member of the Berlin camp of young talent at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany.[2]
Filmography
Short films:
- Russian: Весёлые и обиженные (2006) — screenwriter, director and cameraman.
- Steppe (Russian: Степь, 2007) — screenwriter, director and cameraman.
- Virgins (Russian: Девственники, 2007) — screenwriter and director.
- Russian: Весогонщик (2008) — screenwriter and director.
- Silhouettes of Almaty (Russian: Силуэты Алматы, 2007) — producer.
Feature films:
- Harmony Lessons (Russian: Уроки гармонии) is a 2013 Kazakh-German coproduction. It won Baighazin the Berlinale World Cinema Fund prize.[3] and has shown at the Tribeca Film Festival.[4] He was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Achievement in Directing for this film.[5]
References
- ↑ Рисковый Эмир 2008 ..Не Кустурица, но тоже Эмир – Байгазин.
- ↑ Channel 1 Казахстанский фильм с актерами-непрофессионалами произвел фурор на «Берлинале» 15.02.2013 16:54
- ↑ Tengrinews - Kazakhstan's Emir Baygazin movie got Berlinale World Cinema Fund prize. Tengrinews, Jan 18 2013
- ↑ "Harmony Lessons | 2013 Tribeca Film Festival". Tribecafilm.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ↑ "Winners & Nominees 2013". asiapacificscreenacademy.com. Retrieved 2013-12-19.